Clients with mainly cash holdings not enough to sway ASIC on planner PI requirements....

Investors give fund managers thumbs-up for costs, but look for greater disclosure at fund level. ...

Money Choice director Matthew George had his PIPA membership suspended days after the regulator banned him from the industry and cancelled his firm’s credit licence....

The ACCC is conducting a public review into the proposed merger between Perpetual and The Trust Company....

Providing unlicensed SMSF advice was one of the reasons Money Choice had its licence cancelled and its director banned by ASIC....

The case against Westpoint Group directors Norman Carey and Graeme Rundle has officially been dropped by the District Court of Western Australia. ...

ASIC claims it isn’t responsible for preventing investor losses and wants manufacturers to educate investors on complex products....

Research houses will embark on a campaign of actively promoting their compliance with conflict of interest requirements before the 1 September deadline imposed by ASIC RG...

Colonial First State has introduced an FDS capability and completely removed conflicted remuneration from its platforms ahead of the looming FOFA deadline....

Warning that FOFA fee disclosure requirements will create more problems than they fix....

Boutique fund managers are trying to grab a slice of the ever-growing self-managed super fund (SMSF) pie, but some are questioning whether it is worth the effort. ...

In an unusual twist the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has issued a warning calling for consumers to be wary of cold callers claiming to represen...

Financial advisers’ behaviour flagged after complaints of inappropriate advice....

ASIC’s review of MDA guidance has major flaws, according to Bailey Roberts Group....